With the high school season quickly approaching, it is time for our Preseason All-State event to help kick off the year. The Mississippi Preseason All-State will be held this Saturday, January 21st at the Southern Performance Institute in Madison, MS. There are some big names registered for this event and our staff is pumped to get to Clinton, MS and check out all these players.

This Saturday, January 21st, some of the state's top players from the Class of 2023-2026 graduation classes will roll into Clinton, MS for this huge event. This event provides the opportunity for players to show the PBR scouts the progress that they have made over the past few months in a showcase setting. It is also the last event for players to attend before they begin their respective high school seasons.

Below, you will find important information pertaining to this event, including players in attendance, itinerary, history of the event, and much more.

HEADLINE NAMES COMING TO clinton

Taking a glance at this roster, it's not hard to see some of the big names signed up for this event. The Preseason All-State provides a chance for these players to come and show our staff some of the physical gains they've made during the offseason and update their profiles with hopefully improved metrics, statistics, etc. There's no better way to get the year of 2023 started with a tune-up for the high school season that is slated to start in just over a month. 

The Preseason All-State has always attracted some of the best talent this state has to offer in all classes, and this year looks to be no different, if not better. This year's roster for the Mississippi Preseason All-State already features 9 players who have already pledged their commitment to college programs, 2 of which are to Division 1 schools. C Jayden Adcox (East Central CC, 2023), 1B Andrew Burgess (Southwest Mississippi CC, 2023), LHP Currie Jones (Meridian CC, 2023), RHP Dawson Muenzenmay (Hinds CC, 2023), SS Collin Pipkins (Jones College, 2023), 1B Jacob Yarborough (Mississippi Delta CC), 1B Chap Cook (Pearl River CC), C Banks Teater (Southern Miss), 3B Cole Prosek (Ole Miss, 2026).

UNCOMMITTED JUNIORS TO WATCH

Outside of the names mentioned in the section above, the roster for this event also has some names who may not be committed yet, but are sure to be playing at the next level when it's all said and done. The Class of 2024 in Mississippi has plenty of talent still on the market and will be well-represented in Clinton on Saturday. C Coy Clements (Oak Grove, 2024), MIF Jack Dye (MRA, 2024), C Aiden Hancock (Ocean Springs, 2024), LHP Calvin Robinson (Northwest Rankin, 2024), 3B John Whit Snopek (MRA, 2024) are all guys that our staff is excited to see this weekend along with a handful of others in that 2024 class.

UNDERCLASSMEN LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT

We've talked about how players can use this event to springboard into the spring season with their high school clubs, and this can be the case with the current sophomore class. These players have a chance to slide up into bigger roles as underclassmen this spring and become impact players. The Class of 2025 is well-represented at this event with many players ranked inside the state and some sophomores to keep an eye on this weekend are, LHP Gardner Young (Jackson Prep, 2025), SS Baylor Roberts (Saltillo, 2025), 3B Jackson Moore (Tishomingo County, 2025), OF Adyn Westmoreland (Heritage Academy, 2025).

There are also some prospects from the Class of 2026 who will look to have standout performances this weekend in Clinton. Although this class is still very young, it's got a chance to be a very talented class. Numerous prospects will be in attendance in Clinton on Saturday, including OF Tyner Flynt (Presbyterian Christian, 2026), SS Jon Grey Morrisson (West Union, 2026), SS Caden Nelson (Lewisburg, 2026), OF Jack Poole (MRA, 2026), OF Cayden Prestage (Itawamba, 2026), C Grant Walendzik (Lewisburg, 2026), OF Ryder White (Pisgah, 2026).

In addition to these players, there are going to be many more players that are sure to make their names known at the Mississippi Preseason All-State. If you want to see the full roster for this event, CLICK HERE.

THE HISTORY OF THE PRESEASON ALL-STATE IN mississippi

The Preseason All-State Showcase is an invitation-only event that features the top players across the state. Every year the Preseason All-State Showcase highlights the Who’s Who of the state. This event is limited and exclusive to the top prospects in Mississippi and serves as a springboard as players enter the high school season. 

This event has certainly been no stranger for college commitments, as the last three years have a combined 102 players committed to college programs. This year should be no different, as there are some extremely talented uncommitted players still on the board. Let's take a look back and check out some of notable committed players that have attended from this event from year to year.

You can view a list of commitments from previous Preseason All-State events below.

2020 Preseason All-State

2021 Preseason All-State

2022 Preseason All-State

 

EVENT SCHEDULE & ITINERARY

+ Check-in Times:

• All Position Players: 9:15 AM

• All Pitchers-only: 1:30 PM

• Catchers will stay for both sessions.

*Times subject to change

Registered Infielders, Outfielders, and/or Catchers

• Pre-Event Meeting will begin at 9:40 AM

• Stretch

• Running Times (laser-timed 60-yard dash)

• Offensive Evaluations

  • Mechanical evaluation

  • Live batting practice

  • TrackMan ball flight analysis

  • Blast Motion swing analysis

• Defensive Evaluations

  • Arm strength

  • Agility/range

  • Positional analysis/profile

Registered Pitchers & Catchers

• Pitching Evaluations

  • 15-20 pitch bullpen (fastball and secondary pitches from both windup and stretch)

  • Mechanical evaluation

  • ProPlayAI’s ‘PitchAI’ biomechanical analysis

  • TrackMan pitch velocity, movement, spin analysis

• Catcher Evaluations (while receiving bullpen)

  • Receiving/pitch presentation

  • Blocking/mobility

TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE

Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and Blast Connect apps as well as visual skills through Vizual Edge testing. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile to help players in their recruitment process.  

TrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the Trackman interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data.

Pitching Features Include:

• Pitching data access includes: release speed, spin rate, spin axis, release height, extension, horizontal and vertical break, and location on each pitch 

• See each pitch trajectory in 3D from multiple viewpoints

• Create defined tags to label and compare pitches

• Pin pitches together to create tunneling visualizations between different pitch types

• Visualize each pitch location

Hitting Features Include:

• Hitting data access includes: Exit speed, distance traveled, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, contact depth and contact side/height for each swing.

• Visualize plate coverage

• Pairing of all data points on each swing

Key ball flight metrics will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level. TrackMan’s advanced data metrics will augment what players already receive from a PBR showcase, which includes an edited video of their performance, personalized scouting reports, verified statistics, run times and positional velocities.

Blast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, that unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance.

Features Include:

• Swing Analysis and Blast Motion hitting assessment

• Professional-level swing analytics to help players improve their hitting performance

• Free 30-day trial to Blast Premium Services subscription

Key hitting metrics and Blast Motion Scores will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level.

ProPlayAI will be delivering lab-accurate biomechanics data for purposes of player assessments and in-game analysis, all from a single video camera. ProPlayAI’s biomechanics platform for baseball pitchers, PitchAI, is powered by computer vision algorithms that extract 3D skeletal data from a single 2D video camera such as an iPhone. The platform provides full-body kinematics to analyze lead-knee dynamics, torso and pelvic motion, arm motion, and aspects of the kinetic chain and pitch efficiency. 

Prep Baseball Report events will be equipped with Swift Performance’s industry-leading athletic testing technologies to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data for all participants, ultimately delivering new insights into athletes’ speed, explosiveness and power for recruiters to evaluate.

Through both systems, the Swift UNO timing gates and EZEJump mats, athletes will be evaluated on a multitude of metrics that goes beyond just the 60 yard dash. Participants will be put through a jump protocol as well as adding 10 and 30 yard splits to the 60 yard dash.

Athletic Testing Metrics include:

• 60 yard dash with 10 and 30 yard splits

• Top end speed (mph)

• Reactive Strength Index

• Vertical jump

 

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